Brandon Lloyd named second-team All-Pro

Douglas LeeJan 24, 2011 2:48 PM

The Associated Press announced its 2010 All-Pro Team. Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd is a second teamer and the Broncos' only representative. The 29-year old Lloyd led the NFL with 1,448 receiving yards along with his 77 receptions and 11 touchdowns. All were career highs for the eighth-year player, who also tied for second in the league in receiving first downs with 72 - one behind league leader and first-team All-Pro Roddy White. Lloyd's 93.5% first-down rate was tops in the league for all receivers with more than three receptions. Lloyd was also selected to the Pro Bowl and is under contract with Denver through the 2011 season.

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Thanks for that Doc. I totally agree. I really think this was like the boy who cried wolf with Cutler. He was legitimately hurt but he laid the bed he had to lie in yesterday due to several years of sour personality and seeming lack of toughness (even though I think given the beating he took this year behind that porous offensive line that this was kind of unfair). As I said earlier it&#8217s a matter of perception, and how both he and the team, and the media, all created it.

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Meanwhile, Dennis Allen is the Broncos new DC. I like the hire, even if some Bronco fans are whining that they should have held out for Trgovac (who was frankly unlikely imho).

Posted by underdog on 2011-01-25 06:10:56

Without a specific grade of sprain, it&#8217s impossible to know just how significant Cutler&#8217s injury is.

That&#8217s a quote from her piece, underdog. It&#8217s a fairly good piece, but the point that matters is the above. Jay was able to walk about and ride the bike, but those don&#8217t involve a lot of lateral stabilization needs. Lovie says that the decision was his and the med staffs, and that&#8217s probably the case (Cutler wasn&#8217t getting anywhere, and that might have come into it, or might not). One of the standard tests of the knee does involve checking the degree of lateral stability. If that was reduced compared to the other knee, holding him out until it could be checked was probably smart.

It&#8217s true that other people have played with far worse, but I&#8217m glad to see a coach and med staff who make that kind of decision. There is a slow movement towards recognizing that athletes will do things that are dangerous to their long term health and that the teams need to be more proactive about that - it protects the team&#8217s investment, too. The sport is dangerous enough as it is.

Posted by Doc Bear on 2011-01-25 03:22:56

Off topic (or back to that other topic we&#8217re all sick of, sorry!), but a good piece by Stephania Bell from a medical perspective (Doc you can probably shed some more light on whether this is a good piece, heh)... on Cutler&#8217s situation yesterday.

Brandon Lloyd had more yards than Roddy White and Reggie Wayne, higher yards per catch, more yards per game average, more TDs than both (almost double what Wayne put up), 0 fumbles and an INSANE 93% of catches resulted in first downs.

Gosh, Joe, you mean those things should actually count? lol&#8230

Despite the weakness in the process that Ted rightly points out, I&#8217m glad that he got some level of recognition. His performance this season was a rare bright spot for Denver, and considering the OL problems and their effect on passing, it was even more impressive. I remember looking at the 93% 1st down percentage and picking my jaw up off my keyboard.

I hope that Denver locks him up for a few more seasons - they have a remarkable corps of receivers at this point, but he and Gaffney are the only real veterans (Eddie Royal is borderline with 3 years, but hasn&#8217t had as good seasons the last two) and in 2010, those two accounted for 142 receptions with a total of 2323 yards between the two, including 13 TDs. For a total cost of 3.8 million (plus incentives) for the 2011 season (if it&#8217s played), that&#8217s practically stealing.

Funny how the Broncos weren&#8217t going to have a receiving corp this past year with B. Marshall gone, isn&#8217t it? Gotta love the media.

Posted by Doc Bear on 2011-01-24 22:38:45

I&#8217m sure even though it shouldn&#8217t be this way that Lloyd was punished a bit by his team&#8217s overall dismal record. Again, that is totally unfair, but I&#8217m sure they take that in to account, alas. Otherwise he could&#8217ve been 1st team. Sounds like, from his twitter feed though, that he is stoked beyond all belief so at least he&#8217s not not calling highway robbery. He can leave that up to us. <img alt="grin" height="19" src="http://www.singernet.com/images/smileys/grin.gif" style="border:0;" width="19">

Posted by underdog on 2011-01-24 22:31:51

This year&#8217s all-pro team was especially frustrating. Jahri Evans, really? I knew the Pro Bowl was all about reputation, but the All-Pros usually meant a bit more than that.

Also, there&#8217s really no such thing as the All-Pro second team. It&#8217s just everyone that received at least 1 vote and was not on the first team.

Posted by studbucket on 2011-01-24 21:49:59

All-Pro is a worthless distinction, because they let a bunch of hack reporters vote on it. I&#8217m frankly surprised that Lloyd even made second-team.

Posted by Ted Bartlett on 2011-01-24 21:39:20

Well, if you&#8217re meaning Brandon Stokley, then Yes I miss him. He was a great Bronco.

The 3rd one, not so much.

Posted by Grover on 2011-01-24 21:37:24

Sweet! Truly the best breakout performance for the Broncos this year. Anybody still miss that other Brandon?

Posted by azdenfan on 2011-01-24 21:22:06

I agree, Reggie &#8220no catch in the playoffs&#8221 Wayne really?

Really?

Really?

Really?

Seriously?

Posted by Dennis Mitchell on 2011-01-24 21:18:31

Brandon Lloyd was the best WR in football this year. The proof is in the statistical pudding.

He should be 1st team all pro.

Posted by NickCast on 2011-01-24 21:01:22

Brandon Lloyd had more yards than Roddy White and Reggie Wayne, higher yards per catch, more yards per game average, more TDs than both (almost double what Wayne put up), 0 fumbles and an INSANE 93% of catches resulted in first downs. The only stat Lloyd doesn&#8217t top the other two in? Receptions. Number of receptions.